Passwords are primarily used as a way of accessing information and also limiting the number of users who can get access to a machine. It is primarily used with a username for the authorization system.
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Is there a safe way to save passwords?
I have a lot of passwords from various websites. I never use the same one twice, but the problem is that I keep forgetting them so I want to save them somewhere. If I'm on the same computer I can save ...
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If my Gmail address is abcdefgh@gmail.com, then what would be my OpenID?
If my email is abcdefgh@gmail.com, what would be my OpenID?
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Security of browser only password managers
There are password managers like KeePass which store all the passwords in a encrypted container on the local machine. I would have to copy this container over to other machines to be able to have my ...
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What to do when a service asks for your gmail password?
On many services, there is the request to connect to your gmail (or other webmail service) account in order to retrieve your contacts information (so to add them to your network in the new service).
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Accessing my Google Reader account without using my main Google Account password
Is there anyway I can access a Google Reader account without entering my main password that could be used to steal access to my other service accounts, like Gmail?
I like to spend my free time ...
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Where does LastPass keep its local copy of the data?
Just try it. Close your browser, disconnect your computer from internet, open the browser and try to access your data on LastPass. It will be there. Because it's stored locally.
In this forum topic, ...
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Why does Gmail keep “forgetting” my POP3 password when it checks a third-party account?
I have a Gmail account that's configured to check a third-party POP3 account located on another server. Every few days (apparently) Gmail stops checking mail from the POP3 account and reports that the ...
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How can I get Firefox to remember passwords for banking sites?
I wish for Firefox v4 to ask to remember passwords on Windows 7 for many banking sites that somehow cause this feature to be suppressed. Is there a way in Firefox or a plug-in that will allow these ...
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How do I delete or merge a Facebook account I no longer have email access to?
I set up a Facebook account with a school email address long ago, when only school email addresses were allowed. I graduated and no longer have that email address, nor access to it. I have also ...
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How does LastPass store my passwords on their website?
LastPass advertises that they do local encryption of passwords before they are transferred and stored on their website. However, when I log in with my past password, I can access all my passwords in ...
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How to I safely log on to gmail from an un-trusted PC?
I have just got back from holiday, I was not willing to check my email form the hotel’s “internet café” PC, as I could not think of a way of eliminate the risk that it had a “password logging” worm, ...
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What happens to a Facebook account when it is reported as compromised?
According to Facebook,
If you believe your account has been compromised by another person or a virus, please click the "My Account Is Compromised" button below. We'll help you log back into your ...
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Gmail was accessed by IMAP from a different state, security measures to employ?
My Gmail account appears to have been accessed by IMAP from California. I am in Illinois.
IMAP United States (CA) (208.87.200.182) 11:20 pm (38 minutes ago)
Browser United States (IL) ...
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How is my password sent across when I check gmails/access bank site?
What encryption is used when my password is sent across in gmails/when I do online banking? RSA? DSA? Public-private key encryption?. In key encryption, which entity is assigned a public/private key? ...
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Can I enforce a password strength requirement for my team on GitHub?
I am concerned to let any team member in with a weak password on my dev team but I do not see a way to enforce that as a requirement in GitHub. Is this possible?
The concern is that a team members ...
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If Twitter apps use OAuth why would they ask for my password?
I signed up to TweetDeck, and following the steps it appears that I issued it an OAuth token.
Then I installed it (0.35.1, Linux), signed in with my TweetDeck account and tried to add my Twitter ...
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What are the differences between web-app Lastpass and KeePass, and how can I choose?
What are the main differences between these two tools, or other password management tools?
What sort of questions could I ask myself to determine or rule out a possible solution?
I am looking for ...
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How to reset Yahoo mail password when you forget secret questions but have email forwarding to another mail?
I have an old Yahoo e-mail address for which I forgot both the password and answers to secret questions. When I still knew the password, I have setup POP download on my current Gmail account so I can ...
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Self-hosted encrypted password managers [closed]
I’m curious whether any self-hosted password managers other than the Clipperz community edn exist? I’m currently using it, but it is crude, unfinished (from a UI/performance perspective), and appears ...
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Password protected download for community
Our school has a document that they want to share with the parents of the school. We'd like to be able to send a link and password to the school's mailing list.
I know that this isn't the most secure ...
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Is there anything like a “temporary password” service for websites?
I remember some time ago I discovered that my credit card's website had a "temporary virtual card" feature where it would generate an alternate number, which I could use to access my real credit card, ...
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My Gmail password has been changed by someone
Yesterday when I tried to access my Gmail account. I was not able to access it. It was showing me that password is wrong even though I haven't changed the password. (Later on I recovered password ...
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How to retrieve forgotten Hotmail password
I have forgotten my Hotmail account password. What is the procedure to retrieve my password?
Note that I'm not asking where the link is. I want to learn about the procedure (i.e. if they ask me about ...
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Is Trello secure enough to store sensitive data like passwords and bank account information? [closed]
I am a huge fan of Trello. I use Trello for collaborative project management and to track progress of projects I execute on my own. And I want to use Trello for more. Specifically, I want to create a ...
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How does application specific passwords with Googles two-factor auth work?
When you activate Googles two-factor authentication you will have to use some application specific passwords for applications that don't support two-factor authentication. How does the application ...
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Gmail got hacked - how should I report?
My Gmail recently got hacked and quite a few messages were deleted. I got the password back, and they didn't send any email or try to impersonate me -- just deleted quite a few messages. Do you think ...
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Google restrict services to application-specific passwords
Is there no way to restrict services for Google's application-specific passwords? Those passwords have almost full access to your account. It seems like design flaw. Eg. if I generate generate a ...
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Reset an @iolfree.ie e-mail password [closed]
The main e-mail address I use to sign up to websites is something @iolfree.ie. I've not signed into that site in ages. Instead, I have Gmail set up to sign in over POP3 and retrieve messages. I want ...
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Any free online service which keeps track of all the passwords automatically?
I don't want to enter the password to a site to keep the record. I want a service which automatically catches the passwords and stores it.
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Manage Passwords between multiple individuals
My co-workers and I frequently share passwords for many different online services. We are constantly emailing each other passwords and resetting them because of the difficulty in locating the old ...
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1answer
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I changed my Hotmail password on the web site and I cannot login from my mobile clients
I changed my Hotmail password from the hotmail.com web site. I have a few mobile clients that use Exchange protocols to access Hotmail. When I updated my mobile clients to the new password, they could ...
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Why can't I change my password and login with Skype?
Why can't I change my password and login with Skype? I keep getting the following problem:
As you can see, the button is still "grayed-out" and even though both password combinations are the same, ...
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Can you recommend a good password managing web app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a safe way to save passwords?
It is for a company to manage our passwords on for various servers. It needs to be install-able on our server.
It would be nice ...
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Retrieving past application specific passwords
I'm curious if there is a way to view past application specific passwords under Google's two factor authentication.
Otherwise I figure they were for one time use and you can just keep cranking out ...
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Google spreadsheet obscure fields with passwords
I would like to create a spreadsheet to manage my domain information in one place. I was thinking of creating rules that made dates red when registration and contracts were expiring and whatnot.
I ...
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Manage users in Trac
Is there a convenient way to manage users (add user, change passwords, etc.) with Trac?
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Retrieving my Flickr password
A good year or so ago, I set up a Yahoo/Flickr account for myself mainly to reserve my username. I've tried logging in again and can't remember my password at all! Stupid of me, I know, but it's OK ...
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With Gmail's 2-step verification, what's the purpose of the “recovery email address”?
If I have a change in phone number, and the two-step stops working, is the recovery email address going to be all it takes to get back full access, or is that only going to be useful for a forgotten ...
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How do I resolve “conflicting accounts” in google apps without breaking links to online photos on picasa?
I have been using google apps for some time, and only recently learned I have what google calls "conflicting accounts" which is creating a problem I haven't been able to resolve.
Turns out that the ...
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How to retrieve forgotten Yahoo! Mail password
I have forgotten my Yahoo! Mail account password. What is the procedure to retrieve my password?
Note that I'm not asking where the link is. I want to learn about the procedure (i.e. if they ask me ...
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Is it safe to use Google Apps For Business: Spreadsheets to keep track of passwords?
Google Apps for Business is supposed to be secure enough for corporate data, as described in their FAQ: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/faq.html
They say "We also undergo regular security ...
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Password management service - Web, iPhone and iPad - any ideas? [closed]
I'm looking for a password management service thats based in the cloud, has a web, iphone & ipad app, and is secure.
I don't mind paying a bit for the apps but I'd like something without a monthly ...
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Which apps that use Google Account sign-in are currently incompatible with 2-step authentication?
I decided to opt for Google's 2-step authentication for increased security.
After setting up my Android device with the Google Authenticator and also configuring backup phones and printing out the ...
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Twitter account still logged in on friend's phone
I just changed my password, but one time I used my friend's mobile phone to access my account using the add account feature. Sometimes she uses my account to write or read something, and she still ...
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Does Hotmail offer two-factor authentication?
I've read multiple news articles that claim Hotmail offers two-factor authentication. One of the articles describes Hotmail's system, saying
...whenever you go to Hotmail...you can choose to get a ...
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How to retrieve the lost password for my email account?
Is there a way to retrieve an email account password?
I've tried calling the company myself but they need the answers to the security question... of which were created 7 years ago along with the ...
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Recover password for a Facebook Page [closed]
I have a Facebook Page, but I've forgotten the password and lost the e-mail address registered with it.
I am an admin on my Page however, along with three others.
How do I recover the password?
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How can I get notified if someone tries to prevent me from accessing my GMail or Yahoo! Mail accounts?
Let's say I have a GMail or Yahoo! account and another person knows my password. (I had to tell him the password because both of us are using the same account for a common purpose.)
Now, is there are ...
